“But you did say so.”
“I didn’t.”
“You did. Now, just you wait till old Big comes and see if he don’t say so too.”
“Yah! He’d say anything. What does he know about it?”
“Well, here he comes,” I said.
“Let him come; I don’t care.”
“And he has got a coil of rope over his shoulder.”
“Well, what do I care? Any fool might get a ring of rope over his shoulder.”
“Yes, but what for?”
“Oh, I dunno; don’t bother!” said Bob surlily.